Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 14
How the knights bare them in the battle.
Cómo se comportaron los caballeros en la batalla.
CHAPTER XXIX. Yet of the said tournament.
CAPÍTULO XXIX. Más sobre dicho torneo.
CHAPTER XXX. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he escaped out of the field.
CAPÍTULO XXX. Cómo sir Gareth fue descubierto por los heraldos, y cómo escapó del campo.
CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him.
CAPÍTULO XXXI. Cómo sir Gareth llegó a un castillo donde fue bien alojado, y cómo justó con un caballero y lo mató.
CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him.
CAPÍTULO XXXII. Cómo sir Gareth luchó con un caballero que tenía treinta damas cautivas en su castillo, y cómo lo mató.
CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet.
CAPÍTULO XXXIII. Cómo sir Gareth y sir Gawaine lucharon el uno contra el otro, y cómo se reconocieron gracias a la doncella Linet.
CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding.
CAPÍTULO XXXIV. Cómo sir Gareth confesó al rey Arturo que se amaban mutuamente, y del acuerdo para su boda.
CHAPTER XXXV. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast.
CAPÍTULO XXXV. De la gran pompa real, y qué oficiales fueron nombrados en el banquete de la boda, y de las justas celebradas en la fiesta.
BOOK VIII.
LIBRO VIII.
CHAPTER I. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
CAPÍTULO I. Cómo nació sir Tristram de Liones, y cómo su madre murió en el parto, por lo cual le dio el nombre de Tristram.
CHAPTER II. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for to have poisoned Sir Tristram.
CAPÍTULO II. Cómo la madrastra de sir Tristram había preparado veneno para envenenar a sir Tristram.
CHAPTER III. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
CAPÍTULO III. Cómo sir Tristram fue enviado a Francia, y tuvo a alguien para gobernarlo llamado Gouvernail, y cómo aprendió a tocar el arpa, cetrería y caza.
CHAPTER IV. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
CAPÍTULO IV. Cómo sir Marhaus salió de Irlanda para exigir tributo a Cornualles, o de lo contrario lucharía por ello.
CHAPTER V.
CAPÍTULO V.
Vocabulary
- Cómo
- How; used to ask or describe the manner of something
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves, itself
- comportaron
- Behaved; past tense of comportarse, to behave
- caballeros
- Knights or gentlemen; honorable male fighters or nobles
- batalla
- Battle; a large-scale armed military conflict
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; a main division of a book or text
- Más
- More; indicating a greater amount or additional information
- sobre
- About, on, over; preposition indicating topic or position
- dicho
- Said, aforementioned; referring to something previously mentioned
- torneo
- Tournament; a competitive medieval jousting or combat event
- fue
- Was, went; third-person singular preterite of ser or ir
- descubierto
- Discovered, uncovered; past participle of descubrir
- por
- By, for, through; versatile Spanish preposition
- heraldos
- Heralds; officials who announced and identified knights at tournaments
- cómo
- How; interrogative or exclamatory manner word
- escapó
- Escaped; fled or got away from a place or situation
- campo
- Field, countryside; open land or battlefield area
- llegó
- Arrived, reached; third-person singular preterite of llegar
- castillo
- Castle; a large fortified medieval stone building
- donde
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- bien
- Well, good; adverb indicating something done in good manner
- alojado
- Lodged, housed; provided with accommodation or shelter
- justó
- Jousted; competed in a lance combat on horseback
- caballero
- Knight, gentleman; honorable mounted warrior or noble man
- lo
- Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- mató
- Killed; third-person singular preterite of matar
- luchó
- Fought, struggled; third-person singular preterite of luchar
- tenía
- Had; third-person singular imperfect tense of tener
- treinta
- Thirty; the cardinal number 30
- damas
- Ladies; noble or high-ranking women in medieval context
- cautivas
- Captive; women held prisoner against their will
- lucharon
- Fought; third-person plural preterite of luchar, to fight
- uno
- One; masculine singular cardinal number or pronoun
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or confrontation
- otro
- Other, another; masculine singular pronoun or adjective
- reconocieron
- Recognized; they identified or acknowledged each other
- gracias
- Thanks; expression of gratitude, or thanks to something
- doncella
- Maiden, damsel; a young unmarried noble woman
- confesó
- Confessed; admitted or revealed something openly
- rey
- King; male monarch or ruler of a kingdom
- amaban
- Loved; third-person plural imperfect of amar, to love
- mutuamente
- Mutually; in a way that is shared between two parties
- acuerdo
- Agreement; a decision or arrangement reached by two parties
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- boda
- Wedding; a marriage ceremony and celebration
- gran
- Great, grand; adjective indicating large size or importance
- pompa
- Pomp, grandeur; elaborate ceremonial display or splendor
- real
- Royal; relating to or befitting a king or monarchy
- qué
- What, which; interrogative pronoun asking for information
- oficiales
- Officials; people holding formal positions of authority or duty
- fueron
- Were, went; third-person plural preterite of ser or ir
- nombrados
- Named, appointed; designated to a position or role
- banquete
- Banquet; a formal elaborate meal for many guests
- justas
- Jousts; medieval combat contests between mounted knights
- celebradas
- Celebrated, held; events organized and carried out festively
- fiesta
- Party, festival, feast; a celebration or festive gathering
- LIBRO
- Book; a major division or volume of a literary work
- nació
- Was born; third-person singular preterite of nacer
- madre
- Mother; a female parent
- murió
- Died; third-person singular preterite of morir, to die
- parto
- Childbirth; the act of giving birth to a baby
- cual
- Which, who; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned noun
- le
- Him, her, to him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- dio
- Gave; third-person singular preterite of dar, to give
- nombre
- Name; the word used to identify a person or thing
- madrastra
- Stepmother; a woman who married one's father after birth
- había
- Had; third-person singular imperfect of haber, auxiliary verb
- preparado
- Prepared; made ready in advance for a specific purpose
- veneno
- Poison; a substance that causes illness or death if consumed
- envenenar
- To poison; to administer a toxic substance to someone
- enviado
- Sent; dispatched to a place or person for a purpose
- Francia
- France; a country in Western Europe
- tuvo
- Had; third-person singular preterite of tener, to have
- alguien
- Someone, somebody; an unspecified person
- gobernarlo
- To govern him; to rule or guide someone officially
- llamado
- Called, named; identified by a particular name
- aprendió
- Learned; third-person singular preterite of aprender, to learn
- tocar
- To play, to touch; to play a musical instrument
- arpa
- Harp; a large stringed musical instrument played by plucking
- cetrería
- Falconry; the sport of training and hunting with falcons
- caza
- Hunting, hunt; the activity of pursuing and killing animals
- salió
- Left, went out; third-person singular preterite of salir
- Irlanda
- Ireland; an island nation in northwestern Europe
- exigir
- To demand, require; to insist on something as necessary
- tributo
- Tribute; a payment demanded by a ruler from a subordinate
- Cornualles
- Cornwall; a region in southwestern England, kingdom in legend
- contrario
- Contrary, opposite; the other or opposing option or side
- lucharía
- Would fight; conditional tense of luchar, to fight
- ello
- It, that; neuter pronoun referring to a concept or situation
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